Climbing Gear and Kit List

Proper equipment is real extremely important to the success, comfort and safety of your trip.

Recommended clothing has four features;
Manages moisture – Wicks perspiration from your skin, use for the base layers.Should be a durable – comfortable, insulating, breathable, soft fabrics are polarity wind, Gore-Tex wind stopper.Windproof – waterproof and breathable like Gore-Tex or similar (outer layers)Insulating material – should be down fill or synthetic-fill and fit cover all layers like, down, prim aloft and polar guard.

For sleeping:

3-4 season sleeping bag and silk liner(optional), on the mountain temperature can get down to zero degrees Fahrenheit (-18° C) at night, so bring a warm bag.
Sleeping pad, a closed cell form camping mattress is OK; an inflatable Thermo-Rest is more comfortable.

High-factor sun cream (30SPF) and lip salve (mountain sun can be very strong)

Wet wipes

Antibacterial hand gel

Biodegradable nappy sacks (optional, but useful to store rubbish)

Personal toiletries (please only bring biodegradable products)

Earplugs (in case of snorers!)

Toilet paper (will be provided)

Lightweight trekking towel

Vaseline/talcum powder

Small Medical Kit

Although you will have a team Medically Trained Guide in your trip, it is advisable bring along a small personal medical kit.

Dimox (Accetomalozide) for altitude adjustment

Dexemethasone (Emergence medicine)

Antiseptic cream

Plasters (band-aids)

Lint wound dressing

Knee support

Crepe bandage

Safety pins

Pain killers (Paracetamol and ibuprofen)

Insect repellent

Deep heat ointment

Diareze/Imodium, Cipro and Pepto-Bismol

Oral rehydration salts

Compeed blister plasters (Moleskin)

Malaria tablets /Malaron

Note: Malaron, Dimox and Dexamethasone are prescription medicine we highly recommending you to discuss with your Doctor. We are not carrying this medicine in our First Aid Kit.
Hiring any additional clothing upon booking we will provide equipment hiring price list, upon arrival in Moshi we will check over any clothing/equipment you have.
COTTON clothing must be avoided, because its dries very slowly, choose wool or synthetic fabrics that wicks the sweat and moisture from your skin.

Mountain medication (A few drugs that help AMS)

Note: Malaron and Dimox are prescription medicine we highly recommending you to discuss with your Doctor. We are not carrying this medicine in our First Aid Kit

Drug Type

Drug

Side Effects

Mild diuretic

Diamox
(acetazolamide)

Dehydration, tingling in fingers & toes, change in taste, loss of
Appetite, drowsiness.
Diamox is a sulphur drug only available on prescription. Consult your physician before use.

Anti-diarrhea

Imodium
Cipro
Bactrim
Pepto-Bismol(Pb)

None
None
None
None

Pain killers

Aspirin
Tylenol
Paracetamol
Ibuprofen

Stomach upsets
None
None
None

Dehydration Salts

None

Nausea drugs

Phenegan
Zophran

Fatigue, Sleep
None

Sun block

High factor (SPF 30+) sun block

None

Malaria pills

Malaron
Lariam/Dox

Diarrhea
Sensitive with sun

Emergence

Dexemethasone

None

Note: Malaron and Dimox are prescription medicine we highly recommending you to discuss with your Doctor. We are not carrying this medicine in our First Aid Kit